Preventing transboundary harm from invasive alien species

Riley, S

Preventing transboundary harm from invasive alien species

Riley, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 2009, 18 (2), pp. 198 - 210
Issue Date:: 2009-11-02

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Riley, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8079-7069	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-11-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 2009, 18 (2), pp. 198 - 210	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0962-8797	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11861
dc.description.abstract	The problem of invasive alien species (IAS) is the second biggest threat to biodiversity after loss of habitat. Although customary international law obliges States to prevent transboundary environmental harm such as IAS, international law does not clearly articulate these obligations in this context. A potentially helpful mechanism lies in the use of transboundary environmental impact assessment and risk analysis. However, the operation of these processes, within international environmental law, international quarantine law and international trade law has generated obligations that largely remain soft, ill-defined and inconsistent. This situation is counter-productive to preventing or minimizing transboundary harm caused by IAS. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Review of European Community and International Environmental Law	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/j.1467-9388.2009.00641.x	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Law	en_US
dc.title	Preventing transboundary harm from invasive alien species	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	18	en_US
utslib.for	180116 International Law (excl. International Trade Law)	en_US
utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	18	en_US

Abstract:

The problem of invasive alien species (IAS) is the second biggest threat to biodiversity after loss of habitat. Although customary international law obliges States to prevent transboundary environmental harm such as IAS, international law does not clearly articulate these obligations in this context. A potentially helpful mechanism lies in the use of transboundary environmental impact assessment and risk analysis. However, the operation of these processes, within international environmental law, international quarantine law and international trade law has generated obligations that largely remain soft, ill-defined and inconsistent. This situation is counter-productive to preventing or minimizing transboundary harm caused by IAS. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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